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Biomedical Engineer vs Naval Architect

Same points, same date — which occupation gives you the better odds?

Biomedical Engineer

233913·189

Tight — long odds

85PTS

Chance of invitation

Low chance with current points

Est. wait189 effectively closed

Your spot in the pool

EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27

30 figures · each ≈ 18 EOIs · front invited first

← front (invited first)526 total EOIs

Ahead of youhigher score, or 85 pts & earlier DOE161

Youtop 31% · DOE 12 Sep 2026★

At your score, behind you0

Below youlower scores365

This FY's est. 189 places0 left this FY

Est. grants already exceed this group's est. ceiling

Pool by points · submitted EOIs

EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27

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Naval Architect

233916·189

Tight — long odds

85PTS

Chance of invitation

Low chance with current points

Est. wait189 effectively closed

Your spot in the pool

EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27

30 figures · each ≈ 1 EOIs · front invited first

← front (invited first)43 total EOIs

Ahead of youhigher score, or 85 pts & earlier DOE6

Youtop 14% · DOE 12 Sep 2026★

At your score, behind you0

Below youlower scores37

This FY's est. 189 places0 left this FY

Est. grants already exceed this group's est. ceiling

Pool by points · submitted EOIs

EOI submissions ≥ 85 pts · FY26-27

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Together

Queue position Naval Architect has 26.8× fewer people ahead of you (6 vs 161).

Latest round Biomedical Engineer's latest cutoff is lower: 85 vs 90 for Naval Architect.

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	Biomedical Engineer233913	Naval Architect233916
Capacity	0 · FY2026-27	0 · FY2026-27
Standing	#— of 196	#— of 196
Queue position	161 ahead	6 ahead
Latest round	2024-11-07 · 85 pts	2024-11-07 · 90 pts
EOI data · pool & queue trend	526	43
EOI data · submission & invitation trend	—	—
Next round	85 pts	—
Open states	3 listed	2 listed
Invited profile	—	—
Assessing authority	Engineers Australia	Engineers Australia

Where they differ — subclass 189, 85 points

Capacity

Occupations in unit group 2339 share 0 places left.

189 places · 2026-27estimated

500est. ceiling

0est. 189 places · 0 left

Unit group 2339 · 2025-26 official: 500 ceiling · 0 remaining

Minimum points invitedAll sources · 5 data points

1008060

6585959085you 85

20222024Nov 24

189 places · 2026-27estimated

500est. ceiling

0est. 189 places · 0 left

Unit group 2339 · 2025-26 official: 500 ceiling · 0 remaining

Minimum points invitedAll sources · 5 data points

1058360

65851009590you 85

20222024Nov 24

Standing

Standing is tied.

Invitation volume · last 2 FYof 196 ranked

—· top 53%

▼ Falling −41 yoy

leader 6,052median 48you

Invited 2 of 5 rounds · Occasional
oldest → newest · filled = invited

Year over year

41last FY

0this FY

▼ −100%

Round to round · last 2 FY

—

▼ Falling · invites per round

Invitation volume · last 2 FYof 196 ranked

—· top 84%

▼ Falling −5 yoy

leader 6,052median 48you

Invited 2 of 5 rounds · Occasional
oldest → newest · filled = invited

Year over year

5last FY

0this FY

▼ −100%

Round to round · last 2 FY

—

▼ Falling · invites per round

Queue position

Naval Architect has 26.8× fewer people ahead of you (6 vs 161).

Ahead of you · August 2026 poolmet the cut-off of last 5

75POINTS

318

1/5 met

80POINTS

246

1/5 met

85POINTS

160

3/5 met

90POINTS

4/5 met

95POINTS

5/5 met

Ahead of you · August 2026 poolmet the cut-off of last 5

75POINTS

1/5 met

80POINTS

1/5 met

85POINTS

2/5 met

90POINTS

3/5 met

95POINTS

4/5 met

Latest round

Biomedical Engineer's latest cutoff is lower: 85 vs 90 for Naval Architect.

189 · last round 7 Nov 2024↑ Rising

Min points85

Invited0

Rounds FY2

Down from 90 vs previous round

65–95 pts over last 5 rounds

Other subclasses190 · 95 pts · 17 Mar 2026491 · 85 pts · 8 Dec 2022

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189 · last round 7 Nov 2024↑ Rising

Min points90

Invited0

Rounds FY2

Down from 95 vs previous round

65–100 pts over last 5 rounds

Other subclasses190 · 65 pts · 8 Feb 2024491 · 85 pts · 8 Dec 2022

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EOI data · pool & queue trend

Naval Architect has a smaller EOI pool: 43 (+2 vs last month) vs 526 (0) for Biomedical Engineer.

EOI pool by points · 08/2026526 in the pool

2717257483728686you412292

45607590105

Queue at your points · 6 months

160 at 85+ pts

▼ 1 vs last month

EOI pool by points · 08/202643 in the pool

1111110672you4

4560708090

Queue at your points · 6 months

6 at 85+ pts

▲ 1 vs last month

EOI data · submission & invitation trend

Biomedical Engineer drew more invitations last month: 8 vs 0 for Naval Architect. Pools: 526 (0) vs 43 (+2).

EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month

Feb 24May 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest526

MoM change0(0.0%)

Peak monthJun 26530

Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month

Mar 24Jun 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest8

MoM change0(0.0%)

Peak monthNov 2435

EOI submission trendsubmitted EOIs in the pool · by month

Feb 24May 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest43

MoM change+2(4.9%)

Peak monthDec 2544

Invitation trendinvited + lodged · by month

Apr 24Jun 25Aug 26

Subclass 189all points

Latest0

MoM change0

Peak monthSep 243

Next round

Only Biomedical Engineer has a next-round estimate: 85 points.

Next 189 round · at a glancepoints · DOE ≤

If 10 invited100DOE ≤ Jun 26

If 50 invited90DOE ≤ May 26

If 100 invited85DOE ≤ Mar 26

If 200 invited80DOE ≤ Apr 26

Next 189 round · at a glancepoints · DOE ≤

If 10 invited80DOE ≤ Mar 26

If 50 invitedqueue cleared

If 100 invitedqueue cleared

If 200 invitedqueue cleared

Open states

Both are open in the same number of states.

Subclass 189 is the federal, points-tested stream — states do not nominate for it. Switch to 190 or 491 to compare open states.

Invited profile

At least one occupation has no state-nomination community data, so this row isn't compared.

Subclass 189 has no state-nomination community data. Compare on 190 or 491 to see an invited profile.

Assessing authority

Engineers Australia may assess both occupations. Verify on the assessing authority's site before you apply.

Engineers Australia

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